Foner Chapter 5

Reducing the tax on molasses imported into North America from the French West Indies

Rev. War was formally ended with this treaty?

The Stamp Act of Congress began by affirming ...

What state militia formed a regiment of African soldiers?

What year was the Sons of Liberty organized?

Who introduced the Sugar Act?

How many were killed in the Boston Massacre?

What battle did Washington surprise the Hessians?

What essay inspired Washington prior to crossing the Delaware?

Groups that communicated opposition to the Sugar and Currency acts

Who wrote Common Sense?

Who dubbed the killing the Boston Massacre?

What was the first great drama of the revolutionary era?

What was the Olive Branch Petition?

Who signed the Declaration large enough King George III could read it without his spectacles?

Belief the US has a special mission to serve as a refuge, symbol of freedom, and a model.

What author did Jefferson look to for inspiration?

Who was a founding member of the Sons of Liberty?

Groups of backcountry Carolina settlers who protested colonial policies.

Organizations formed by Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and others in response to the Stamp Act.

What country feared American's Declaration would put "dangerous ideas among the people?"

What happened on July 2, 1776?

An act that extended the Canadian boundary to the Ohio River & granted toleration of Catholics

What country did the colonists need as an ally?

Who were the Daughter's of Liberty?

A group of merchants and craftsmen who had taken the lead in opposing the Stamp Act.

What changed Washington's mind about African recruits?

Which colonies did not enroll free blacks or slaves to fight?

Congress authorized groups to safe guard against "enemies of American liberty." p. 189

How many slaves escaped to fight for the British under Lord Dunmore's proclamation?

According to Jefferson, where does the power of the government come from?

How did Paine describe King George III?

main complaints against Britain, the writs allowed unlimited search warrants

What colonial leader made a famous engraving of the Boston Massacre?